restrictionism
[ri-strik-shuh-niz-uh m]
- a policy, especially by a national government or legislative body, of enacting restrictions on the amount of imported goods, immigration, etc.
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Origin of restrictionism
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They have not followed the argument at all; they have only caught the catchwords of restrictionism.
They Who Knock at Our GatesMary Antin
If the Common Market should move toward protectionism and restrictionism, it would undermine its own basic principles.